Wednesday (not so) Morning Playlist

So, things have finally started quieting down in the Reference Department at the DFL, now that school has been out for a week. And I can finally post a playlist now that things have quieted down. What's new in the world? Goth Taylor Swift has been replaced with my personal favorite Classic Swift version. President Obama is hilarious. I'm re-reading all of The Raven Cycle on audiobook. House Democrats hosted their own Occupy-esque sit-in. American Hogwarts is in Western Massachusetts. And I got engaged! So much in just a few short weeks.

On YouTube — Wednesday, June 29, 2016

1. Bombay Bicycle Club, Rinse Me Down
2. The Lower 48, Come Awake
3. Bastille, The Weight of Living Pt. 1
4. The Weepies, Never Let You Down
5. The Civil Wars, I've Got This Friend
6. José González, Heartbeats
7. Sufjan Stevens, To Be Alone With You
8. City and Colour, If I Should Go Before You
9. The Avett Brothers, Bring Your Love To Me
10. Punch Brothers, Don't Get Married Without Me

Wednesday Morning Playlist

It's been a weird week so far, and it's only Wednesday. Yesterday our middle schoolers were wackier than usual, and had lots of questions ranging from "What's your last name?" to "How much do tattoos cost?" This might explain why this playlist is mostly atmospheric folk with random sing-along-friendly pop strewn about. Does that explain where my brain is right now?

1. Gregory Alan Isakov, That Sea, The Gambler
2. The Avett Brothers, Swept Away (Sentimental Version)
3. Sara Bareilles, King of Anything
4. You+Me, From A Closet In Norway (Oslo Blues)
5. James Vincent McMorrow, Red Dust
6. Sky Flying By, Irreplaceable
7. The Lumineers, Gun Song
8. Lennon & Maisy, Call Your Girlfriend
9. Gabrielle Aplin, Light Up The Dark
10. Gregory Alan Isakov, This Empty Northern Hemisphere

On YouTube - Wednesday AM Playlist: May 25, 2016

Hello (from the other side)

Mural of famous movie stars on building, Los Angeles, California

I'm Larissa and I've been the Teen Librarian at the DFL since the beginning of the year. It's been a great experience so far, and I'm looking forward to all of the new adventures I'll get to go on — like taking over this blog from Michael as he departs onto a new adventure of his own.

Music has always been a part of my life, between growing up with a musical grandmother, and later being a part of my high school band. Now, I've settled into certain sounds and writers that truly speak to me. Some of my favorite bands and performers are City and Colour, Gabrielle Aplin, The Avett Brothers, Gregory Alan Isakov, The Weepies, William Fitzsimmons, Sufjan Stevens, and The Head and the Heart.

One of my best friends once told me that she didn't trust people that only liked one kind of music. And this stuck with me, so I try not to close myself off to music. This is part of why I also enjoy Taylor Swift and Adele, Frank Ocean and Chance the Rapper, and all sorts of other seemingly random music.

Movies have also been a natural obsession for me. I love stories, and I love a well-scripted film or show just as much. This is part of why my boyfriend and I became friends a few years ago. He studied film at art school and together we just completed production on a full-length documentary last summer. This mostly means I've spent more time in the last year making a movie than watching movies, but I'm excited to have more time to indulge, and this blog is as good an excuse as any.

I hope you'll keep reading, because I'm going to keep updating this based on what's going on and hitting the shelves at the DFL. Stay tuned!